Dutch Settlement At The Cape Flashcards
What was the main business of the company?
The main business of the company was to buy spices and silks in East and make huge profits by selling them in the Europe
In what year did few very rich Dutchmen own a company that controlled most of Hollands overseas trade, and what was the company called?
The Dutchmen owned a company that controlled most of Hollands overseas trade in the 1600’s, and it was called the Dutch East India Company
How did the Dutch get to the East?
To get to the East, the Dutch ships sailed around the coast of what is now South Africa
Who were the local people and who had they been trading with for many years before?
The Khoikhoi were the local people, and they had been trading with passing European ships for many years
What did the Dutch East India Company decide to do?
They decided that it would be cheaper and more reliable to have there own people at the Cape
How long did the journey from Europe to the cape take?
The joinery from Europe to the cape took about 3 months
What was the order Jan van Riebeeck had from his bosses?
The order Jan van Riebeeck had was to set up a permanent station for food and water at the Cape
What had Jan van Riebeeck written in his diary on the 6th of April 1652
He had written that 90 people “had come to anchor safely, shortly after sunset at Table Bay
Were the wages the sailors paid high or low?
The wages they were paid were very low, and some started to complain
What happened after a few years?
After a few years, 9 farmers left the company and became independent farmers, and they were called free burghers
Why did the Khoikhoi become angry?
They became angry because more farmers settled outside the company on the land the Khoikhoi used for grazing
What did the Dutch settlers try to do?
They tried to get the Khoikhoi to work for them, and most of them refused
Where did the Dutch bring other slaves from?
They then brought slaves from other African and Asian countries to work for them
